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Canadian golfer receives doping ban after reporting himself

Brad Fritsch was taking supplements to lose weight that included banned substance

Tue, Jan 9, 2018, 16:03

Canadian golfer Brad Frisch has been banned for three months after reporting himself for an anti-doping violation. Photograph: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Canadian golfer Brad Fritsch has been banned for three months after he reported himself to PGA Tour officials for violating its anti-doping policy, the governing body said on Monday.

The 40-year-old, who plays on the secondary Buy.com Tour and is eligible to return to competition on February 28th, said the banned substance was in a supplement he had been taking to assist weight loss.

“Mr Fritsch self-reported this information after discovering that an ingredient in a supplement that he was taking was on the prohibited list,” the Tour said in a statement.

“He has acknowledged his inadvertent error and accepted his suspension.”

Fritsch, in a Facebook posting, said his heart had “sank” when he realised that one of the supplements he was taking included dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).

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